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— 250 years since 1776. Explore two and a half centuries of American history.
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Anniversaries in American history that fall on March 20.
1852 · Concepts / Social Issues
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel sells 300,000 copies in first year; galvanizes North
American Slavery